Thank you. I totally agree. If you want to be professional, act professional. That’s the only way to do it.

]]>By: Janet Williamshttps://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/08/05/blog-exercises-self-control-and-distractions/#comment-1034749
Thu, 08 Aug 2013 18:15:54 +0000http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=9925#comment-1034749I felt great and deleted 5 more posts. More (in categories) could go, but as I only keep one blog, they’ll all stay for now.

I still keep some unsatisfactory posts there — to edit them later.

Looking back old posts is very strange, and can be embarrassing. Actually, I think bloggers are encouraged to blog regularly, “Postaday”, “Postaweek” and we get prompts all day (some prompts are very silly. Today’s prompt is ‘yawn’, thank you, WordPress) and many people write, share, without a plan. We blog because we exist. “I don’t take myself too seriously. I just write.” You hear people saying this.

We treat it like an online diary – not a lot of structures or polishing, and we enjoy our online presence to stay connected with our blogger friends. That network of friendship is very precious.

Your approach is different. It’s more strategic and it’s about doing thing right. It’s about quality. I like that.

]]>By: Janet Williamshttps://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/08/05/blog-exercises-self-control-and-distractions/#comment-1034646
Wed, 07 Aug 2013 14:24:09 +0000http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=9925#comment-1034646This morning, I was ruthless. I deleted all re-blogged posts. I deleted some posts. I deleted about 20 posts in total. I removed ‘WordPress’ related tips and sent the traffic back to WordPress Support. I recorded what I deleted in this old post My Site Table of Contents – I did it! My main Table of Contents is much cleaner now. I wish I could do the same with my kitchen cupboard and wardrobe.

If I keep doing this, I won’t have many posts left.

Thank you! Self-discipline and focus are good life skills to have. Now can you help me with my kitchen cupboard?

]]>By: Born as an outsider | Janet's Notebookhttps://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/08/05/blog-exercises-self-control-and-distractions/#comment-1034594
Tue, 06 Aug 2013 19:24:07 +0000http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=9925#comment-1034594[…] I have agonised over the psychological reasons as to why I blog, pondered how to stay focused with more self-control, and more importantly, tried to discover my view of the world through my filtered lens. It’s […]
]]>By: Lorelle VanFossenhttps://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/08/05/blog-exercises-self-control-and-distractions/#comment-1034550
Tue, 06 Aug 2013 02:17:35 +0000http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=9925#comment-1034550Indeed you do.
]]>By: Sue Jhttps://lorelle.wordpress.com/2013/08/05/blog-exercises-self-control-and-distractions/#comment-1034539
Mon, 05 Aug 2013 22:45:01 +0000http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=9925#comment-1034539Go for it! If nothing else, I keep myself amused. lol
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